ESPN’s annual Champ Week schedule will feature exclusive coverage during a record-171 men’s college basketball conference tournament games – airing on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and ESPN3 from Wednesday, March 1 to Sunday, March 12. The industry-leading schedule features a marquee tripleheader on Saturday, March 11, setting the stage for the title games from the Big 12 (6 p.m.), ACC (9 p.m.) and Pac-12 (11 p.m.).

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Action begins on Wednesday, March 1, with four America East quarterfinal games on ESPN3 and concludes Sunday, March 13, with the SEC and American on ESPN and the Ivy League and Sun Belt on ESPN2

Also on Saturday, March 11, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 will carry 19 conference tournament games, including 11 championships

ESPN’s 32nd, ESPN2’s 23rd and ESPNU’s 12th year of a comprehensive lineup will be highlighted by 24 Division I teams earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship

The schedule includes a total of 336 men’s and women’s basketball games – including 297 exclusive contests – across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, SEC Network and ESPN3 from 26 Division I conferences

All Champ Week games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

On-Site Studio CoverageCollege GameDay Covered by State Farm will originate from the New York Life ACC Basketball Tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, March 11, on ESPN (noon). On-site studio coverage will also be present at the Big 12 and SEC tournaments.

Additionally, Rece Davis and analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams will provide segments from Barclays Center, Thursday, March 9, through the ACC title game. Host Adnan Virk and analyst Miles Simon will be at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament in Kansas City on Friday and Saturday, while Karl Ravech, Dick Vitale and Sean Farnham will deliver coverage from the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday and Sunday.

ESPN3 SurroundAdditional Champ Week coverage through “ESPN3 Surround” – a second-screen initiative, which provides an alternative viewing experience to the traditional telecast with different camera angles and audio – on all games on ESPN networks from the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.

SEC Network CoverageSEC Now will be courtside from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Host Dari Nowkhah and analysts Pat Bradley, Tony Delk and Daymeon Fishback will provide pre- and post-game coverage on SEC Network throughout the tournament.

ESPN.comIn-depth looks at who is and who is out as Selection Sunday approaches. Bracketologist Joe Lunardi will give his latest projections for the field of 68 and national writer Eamonn Brennan will examine the bubble in Bubble Watch, checking to which teams are in and which teams have more work to do to get into the NCAA Championship.

Champ Week MusicChiddy Bang recorded a cover of “Gonna Make You Sweat” for ESPN’s Champ Week lineup, plus Sage the Gemini presents a special ESPN edit of “Now and Later”.

Week Concludes with Extensive Day-Long CoverageThe final day of Champ Week – Selection Sunday, March 12 – will begin with a one-hour College Basketball Live at noon on ESPN, followed by the SEC Championship (ESPN) and Ivy League Championship (ESPN2), both at 1 p.m. Game action will conclude with ESPN’s telecast of the American Championship at 3:15 p.m. The studio coverage will continue on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. with a one-hour Bubble Watch presented by Pringles. ESPN’s SportsCenter, at the conclusion of the American telecast, will include extensive coverage of the Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship selections as they are announced, followed by a two-hour Bracketology Presented by Allstate at 7 p.m. on ESPN and another two-hour Bracketology Presented by Allstate at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.

ESPNU will televise the NIT Selection Show at 8:30 p.m. and a three-hour Tournament Countdown edition of The Experts at 9 p.m.

Additional production and programming information will be announced during Champ Week.